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Jul 31 2010

2010 Potpourri XXVII

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A lot of great items in this week's potpourri, covering the acquisition of HealthGrades, what encourages men to get screenings, potential cheating on pay-for-performance schemes, the problems of a multi-payer…

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Jun 29 2010

AMA

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AMA: The American Medical Association has released its “2010 National Health Insurer Report Card,” which has a section on the timeliness of insurers’ response to claims submitted electronically by doctors

May 26 2010

KaiserHealthNews

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Medical Loss Ratio: The law requires that health insurers spend 85 percent of premiums on medical expenses for customers in the large group market and 80 percent for customers in the small and individual markets

Apr 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The managed-care industry is gearing up to go after one of the biggest new markets to be created by the new federal health-care law: the roughly 16 million new people eligible Medicaid

Feb 22 2010

Reuters

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The president will propose giving the U.S. government new power to block health insurers from attempting excessive premium hikes in the plan to be posted on the WH website at 10 a.m. EST

Dec 28 2009

Wall Street Journal

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Major health insurers are now picking through the Senate’s version of the legislation and finding cause for concern

Dec 22 2009

PriceWaterhouseCoopers

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PWC: Top Ten Health Industry Issues in 2010 (may require registration)

Dec 22 2009

Wall Street Journal

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A compromise on the health-care overhaul that the Senate reached this weekend offered some relief for insurance companies

Dec 08 2009

Bloomberg

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Cigna, Health Insurers’ Outlook Upgraded by Goldman

Nov 19 2009

Bloomberg

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Aetna Cutting About 625 Jobs, Will Pare More in 2010

Nov 16 2009

Wall Street Journal

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Humana’s CIO sees technology playing a vital role in improving medical care

Nov 16 2009

Washington Post

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Health insurers could be allowed to bypass some key reforms

Nov 13 2009

Washington Post

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Insurer enlists employees to fight health reform

Nov 10 2009

Wall Street Journal

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Effort to Assist Older Voters May Raise Costs for the Young

Nov 09 2009

Bloomberg

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Insurers, Drugmakers Turn to Senate for Health-Bill Changes

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